Irish Girls Are Back in Town

出版者:Downtown Press

作者:Cecelia Ahern

页数:384

出版时间:2005-3-1

价格:USD 13.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780743499262

图书标签:Fiction

You thought you'd heard the whole story?They painted the town green in the acclaimed international bestseller "Irish Girls About Town." Now"Irish Girls Are Back In Town"...and their unique charm resonates throughout this high-spirited gathering of first-rate short fiction So cozy up with some of today'sbest Irish women writers -- many favorites from the first Irish Girlscollection and some lively newcomers -- as they spin nineteen all-new tales ranging from poignant and heartwarming to provocative and outright hilarious.Against the madcap setting of a bingo hall, Cecelia Ahern conjures a woman's memories of her domineering mother in "The Calling..".Patricia Scanlan unwraps the truth behind "Facades" when two friends reconnect at the holidays. Are they as happy and successful as they appear?...A resolute widow pieces together a shocking betrayal -- and vows to outdo her competition -- in Gemma O'Connor's deliciously twisted "Dinner with Annie..".Sarah Webb reveals "How Emily Got Promoted" -- and how a little bit of luck can make a working girl's day.Plus other wonderful entries fromUna Brankin - Marita Conlon-McKenna - Martina DevlinClare Dowling - Catherine Foley - Aine Greaney - Suzanne Higgins - Rosaleen Linehan - Joan O'Neill - Julie Parsons - Deirdre Purcell - Morag Prunty - Tina Reilly - Mary Ryan - Annie Sparrow